The highest paid executive of a Tennessee not-for-profit organization earned $2,791,658 from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2020.
There were 3,984 not-for-profit organizations registered in Tennessee in 2020.
How not-for-profit executives and staff are paid is an issue consistently under the microscope.
“We urge donors to be wary of charities that pay salaries hovering near or above $1 million,” Ken Berger, president and CEO of Charity Navigator, said. “The purpose of a charity is to provide a public benefit. Every donor and tax payer subsidizes the charitable sector with that purpose in mind, not creating a class of millionaire CEOs.”
100 Average salaries of not-for-profit executives working in Tennessee in 2020
| Not-for-profit Organization | City | Average salary |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville | $1,259,853 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. | Memphis | $956,929 |
| Memorial Health Care System, Inc. | Chattanooga | $737,667 |
| Ballad Health | Johnson City | $724,436 |
| Wellmont Cardiology Services | Johnson City | $653,245 |
| Maury Regional Medical Group | Columbia | $548,686 |
| Memorial Health Partners Foundation, Inc. | Chattanooga | $543,908 |
| American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, Inc. | Memphis | $517,394 |
| Wellmont Medical Associates, Inc. | Johnson City | $509,952 |
| East Tennessee Children's Hospital Association, Inc. | Knoxville | $454,354 |
| Shelby County Health Care Corporation | Memphis | $427,649 |
| The National Museum of African American Music | Nashville | $424,707 |
| UT Regional One Physicians, Inc. | Memphis | $419,354 |
| Takoma Regional Hospital, Inc. | Johnson City | $405,899 |
| National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Inc. | Nashville | $391,716 |
| Abingdon Physician Partners | Johnson City | $372,005 |
| Belmont University | Nashville | $359,255 |
| Mountain States Health Alliance | Johnson City | $341,138 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville | $306,851 |
| Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. | Nashville | $300,318 |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Brentwood | $299,548 |
| HMC Physician Services, Inc. | Savannah | $299,315 |
| Center for Medical Interoperability, Inc. | Nashville | $288,050 |
| Ducks Unlimited, Inc. | Memphis | $284,227 |
| The Ensworth School | Nashville | $272,541 |
| Tnachieves | Knoxville | $265,261 |
| Belle Meade Country Club | Nashville | $255,566 |
| Nfib Small Business Legal Center | Nashville | $255,429 |
| Tennessee Association of Realtors, Inc. | Nashville | $255,000 |
| Cherokee Health Systems | Knoxville | $254,267 |
| Hardin County Regional Health Center, Inc. | Savannah | $251,708 |
| Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee, Inc. | Nashville | $251,096 |
| Youth Villages, Inc. | Memphis | $249,493 |
| Helen Ross Mcnabb Center, Inc. | Knoxville | $247,657 |
| Soles4souls, Inc. | Old Hickory | $247,118 |
| Case Management, Inc. | Memphis | $245,700 |
| Arrowmont School of ARTS & Crafts | Gatlinburg | $245,696 |
| Centerstone of America, Inc. | Nashville | $238,296 |
| Ameri-Kare, Inc. | Lebanon | $234,000 |
| The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources | Knoxville | $228,271 |
| Norton Community Hospital | Johnson City | $226,573 |
| The Mccallie School | Chattanooga | $226,545 |
| National Caucus and Center on Black Aged Housing Services for MS Ncba Estates | Memphis | $224,989 |
| Williamson County Chamber of Commerce | Franklin | $221,185 |
| Centerstone of Florida, Inc. | Nashville | $220,942 |
| The Webb School | Bell Buckle | $220,388 |
| Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants | Brentwood | $218,944 |
| Centerstone of Tennessee, Inc. | Nashville | $218,243 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis | $216,807 |
| Montgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville | Nashville | $216,518 |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association | Sweetwater | $215,273 |
| Capstone Education Group, Inc. | Memphis | $214,618 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | $211,574 |
| Southeast Community Capital Corporation | Nashville | $210,996 |
| Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation, Inc. | Chattanooga | $209,835 |
| Holston United Methodist Home for Children, Inc. | Greeneville | $209,744 |
| Blood Assurance, Inc. | Chattanooga | $209,524 |
| Knox Area Rescue Ministries, Inc. | Knoxville | $207,498 |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital, Inc. | Johnson City | $206,365 |
| Centerstone of Indiana, Inc. | Nashville | $204,543 |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia | Madison | $204,434 |
| Memphis in May International Festival, Inc. | Memphis | $202,213 |
| The Rivercity Company | Chattanooga | $200,792 |
| Southern College of Optometry | Memphis | $199,447 |
| The Governor's Foundation for Health and Wellness | Nashville | $199,220 |
| Country Music Association, Inc. | Nashville | $198,088 |
| Baylor School | Chattanooga | $197,172 |
| Music City Prep Clinic | Nashville | $196,977 |
| The Episcopal School of Knoxville | Knoxville | $196,483 |
| St. Andrew's-Sewanee School | Sewanee | $196,244 |
| Richmond the American International University in London, Inc. | Nashville | $195,897 |
| Jewish Federation of Nashville & Middle Tennessee | Nashville | $195,000 |
| Carey Counseling Center, Inc. | Paris | $192,718 |
| Tennessee Trucking Association, Inc. | Nashville | $190,460 |
| Generations, Inc. | Memphis | $190,419 |
| Orpheum Theatre Group | Memphis | $189,700 |
| Alliance Healthcare Services | Memphis | $188,923 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association, Inc. | Nashville | $188,827 |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | $188,229 |
| Christ Community Health Services, Inc. | Memphis | $187,142 |
| Faith Family Medical Center, Inc. | Nashville | $185,782 |
| University of the South | Sewanee | $185,124 |
| Hunter Museum of American ART | Chattanooga | $184,282 |
| Brentwood Academy | Brentwood | $183,505 |
| Council for Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services, Inc. | Chattanooga | $183,218 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | $182,642 |
| Frontier Health | Gray | $181,086 |
| East Tennessee Lions Eye Bank | Knoxville | $180,545 |
| Nashville Symphony Association | Nashville | $179,955 |
| The Coalition for Better Health | Nashville | $179,857 |
| Lorraine Civil Rights Museum Foundation | Memphis | $179,669 |
| Consumer Credit Union | Greeneville | $176,589 |
| Rural Medical Services, Inc. | Newport | $176,217 |
| Lausanne Collegiate School | Memphis | $176,076 |
| Rural Health Services Consortium, Inc. | Rogersville | $175,515 |
| Presbyterian Day School | Memphis | $175,368 |
| The Development Corporation of Knox County | Knoxville | $175,000 |
| Tennessee Malt Beverage Association | Nashville | $175,000 |
| Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital & Center, Inc. | Oak Ridge | $174,648 |
| Medic, Inc. | Knoxville | $174,131 |
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